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A Galahad of the Creeks
A Galahad of the Creeks

Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of A Galahad of the Creeks is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 14 of A Galahad of the Creeks by S. (Sidney) Levett Yeats holds 147 sentences, grouped into 30 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

What does chapter 14 of A Galahad of the Creeks contain?

Chapter 14 holds 147 sentences of A Galahad of the Creeks, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 14 of A Galahad of the Creeks by S. (Sidney) Levett Yeats exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 147 sentences, grouped into 30 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 14 of A Galahad of the Creeks?

Work through the 30 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 30 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 14 can be played aloud in United States English.

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Yes. All 3108 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #38306 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #38306, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does A Galahad of the Creeks take to read?

About 259 minutes of reading across 622 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in A Galahad of the Creeks

Words and structures a reader meets early in A Galahad of the Creeks, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Coming
A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Galahad of the Creeks; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Steered
A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Galahad of the Creeks; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Toward
A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Galahad of the Creeks; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Years
A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Galahad of the Creeks; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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PALLIDA MORS.
Ah! woe is me!
They brought him home, My winsome knight of Dee: On lances four my knight they bore, Who died for love and me.
_Old Ballad_.
Three men ride through the shivering moonlight--ride with teeth set hard and eyes that looked straight before them.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Galahad of the Creeks

Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of A Galahad of the Creeks is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
PALLIDA MORS.
Line 2
Ah! woe is me!
Line 3
They brought him home, My winsome knight of Dee: On lances four my knight they bore, Who died for love and me.
Line 4
_Old Ballad_.
Line 5
Three men ride through the shivering moonlight--ride with teeth set hard and eyes that looked straight before them.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Three men ride through the shivering moonlight--ride with teeth set hard and eyes that looked straight before them.”

Through preposition US /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading “Three men ride through the shivering moonlight--ride with teeth set hard and eyes that looked straight before them.”

All words in this reading · 43

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

Ah

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Ah! woe is me!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading They brought him home, My winsome knight of Dee: On lances four my knight they bore, Who died for love and me.

Ballad

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From this reading _Old Ballad_.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Three men ride through the shivering moonlight--ride with teeth set hard and eyes that looked straight before them.

bore

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From this reading They brought him home, My winsome knight of Dee: On lances four my knight they bore, Who died for love and me.

brought

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From this reading They brought him home, My winsome knight of Dee: On lances four my knight they bore, Who died for love and me.

Dee

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They brought him home, My winsome knight of Dee: On lances four my knight they bore, Who died for love and me.

died

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They brought him home, My winsome knight of Dee: On lances four my knight they bore, Who died for love and me.

eyes

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From this reading Three men ride through the shivering moonlight--ride with teeth set hard and eyes that looked straight before them.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading They brought him home, My winsome knight of Dee: On lances four my knight they bore, Who died for love and me.

four

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From this reading They brought him home, My winsome knight of Dee: On lances four my knight they bore, Who died for love and me.

hard

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Three men ride through the shivering moonlight--ride with teeth set hard and eyes that looked straight before them.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading They brought him home, My winsome knight of Dee: On lances four my knight they bore, Who died for love and me.

home

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They brought him home, My winsome knight of Dee: On lances four my knight they bore, Who died for love and me.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Ah! woe is me!

knight

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From this reading They brought him home, My winsome knight of Dee: On lances four my knight they bore, Who died for love and me.

lances

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They brought him home, My winsome knight of Dee: On lances four my knight they bore, Who died for love and me.

looked

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Three men ride through the shivering moonlight--ride with teeth set hard and eyes that looked straight before them.

love

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From this reading They brought him home, My winsome knight of Dee: On lances four my knight they bore, Who died for love and me.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Ah! woe is me!

men

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From this reading Three men ride through the shivering moonlight--ride with teeth set hard and eyes that looked straight before them.

moonlight

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Three men ride through the shivering moonlight--ride with teeth set hard and eyes that looked straight before them.

MORS

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading PALLIDA MORS.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading They brought him home, My winsome knight of Dee: On lances four my knight they bore, Who died for love and me.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading They brought him home, My winsome knight of Dee: On lances four my knight they bore, Who died for love and me.

Old

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Old Ballad_.

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading They brought him home, My winsome knight of Dee: On lances four my knight they bore, Who died for love and me.

PALLIDA

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading PALLIDA MORS.

ride

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Three men ride through the shivering moonlight--ride with teeth set hard and eyes that looked straight before them.

set

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Three men ride through the shivering moonlight--ride with teeth set hard and eyes that looked straight before them.

shivering

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From this reading Three men ride through the shivering moonlight--ride with teeth set hard and eyes that looked straight before them.

straight

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Three men ride through the shivering moonlight--ride with teeth set hard and eyes that looked straight before them.

teeth

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Three men ride through the shivering moonlight--ride with teeth set hard and eyes that looked straight before them.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Three men ride through the shivering moonlight--ride with teeth set hard and eyes that looked straight before them.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Three men ride through the shivering moonlight--ride with teeth set hard and eyes that looked straight before them.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Three men ride through the shivering moonlight--ride with teeth set hard and eyes that looked straight before them.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They brought him home, My winsome knight of Dee: On lances four my knight they bore, Who died for love and me.

Three

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Three men ride through the shivering moonlight--ride with teeth set hard and eyes that looked straight before them.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Three men ride through the shivering moonlight--ride with teeth set hard and eyes that looked straight before them.

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading They brought him home, My winsome knight of Dee: On lances four my knight they bore, Who died for love and me.

winsome

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They brought him home, My winsome knight of Dee: On lances four my knight they bore, Who died for love and me.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Three men ride through the shivering moonlight--ride with teeth set hard and eyes that looked straight before them.

woe

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Ah! woe is me!